Graeme Swann
Graeme Peter Swann
Born: 24 March 1979, Northampton
Major Teams: Northamptonshire, England.
Known As: Graeme Swann
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Off Break
ODI Debut: England v South Africa at Bloemfontein, Standard Bank Series, 1999/00
NBC Denis Compton Award 1998
Career Statistics:
TESTS
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting 0 - - - - - - - - -
Balls M R W Ave Best 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 0 - - - - - - - - -
ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS
(including 23/01/2000)
M I NO Runs HS Ave SR 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 1 0 - - - - - - - 0 0
O M R W Ave BBI 4w 5w SR Econ
Bowling 5 0 24 0 - - 0 0 - 4.80
FIRST-CLASS
(1998 - 2002)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 85 126 7 3238 183 27.21 4 13 53 0
O M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 2319.4 511 7032 221 31.81 6-41 9 2 62.9 3.03
LIST A LIMITED OVERS
(1997 - 2002)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 97 77 8 1338 83 19.39 0 7 27 0
O R W Ave BBI 4w 5w SR Econ
Bowling 532.1 2545 83 30.66 5-35 3 1 38.4 4.78
- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.
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Graeme Swann was born in March 1979. A self-confident and gregarious
character, he is the younger brother of A.J Swann, Northants' opening
batsman, and son of Ray Swann, of Northumberland and Bedfordshire. Graeme
represented Bedfordshire (with his brother) in 1996 before gaining a place
in the Under-19 squad that won the Youth World Cup.
An aggressive off-spinner, not afraid to give the ball a real tweak, and a
hard-hitting, right-handed, middle-order batsman, Swann came to prominence
with a maiden first-class century against Leicestershire in the County
Championship of 1998, his first season, and was regularly promoted in the
batting order to provide impetus in one-day cricket. He impressed all
observers with his positive attitude and energy.
Fast-tracked into the A team to tour South Africa and Zimbabwe, he took 21
wickets at 25.61, and averaged 22 with the bat, prompting Wisden to remark:
"Swann did spin the ball appreciably and emerged as a definite candidate for
elevation. He had the potential to become a genuine all-rounder, with a wide
range of attractive strokes, though he needs to use them more selectively."
Swann won his county cap during the 1999 season, taking 57 wickets and
hitting a career best 130* against Sri Lanka A, amply demonstrating his
desire to succeed when, seeking to harden the skin on his sore spinning
finger, he regularly bathed his fingers in urine.
Called up for the final Test against New Zealand during England's
inglorious summer of 1999, Swann was subsequently left out of the final XI,
but rewarded with a place as part of the new-look England squad to tour
South Africa that winter. He found life outside the Test team frustrating,
but made his international debut at Bloemfontein in the triangular
tournament when Ashley Giles' injury saw him called into the one-day squad.
Swann bowled only five overs, but showed confidence in continuing to spin
the ball appreciably.
A slightly disappointing 2000 season (41 wickets at 33.31 and 597 runs at
24.87) saw Swann miss out when the original touring squads were announced.
But he was called up to the A tour of the West Indies when Northants
team-mate Jason Brown was promoted to the Test squad, and Swann took match
figures of 9-62 against the Windward Islands to win the man of the match
award as he again pressed for full Test recognition. (George Dobell,
Copyright CricInfo 2001)
Last Updated: Saturday, 09-Nov-2002 14:05:47 GMT
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